Marking the start of Eurocucina, the world's most important kitchen trade show, Miele is presenting for the first time ovens, steam cookers and combination units which are completely handle-free. On this range of appliances called ArtLine a light tap on a hidden sensor is perfectly sufficient to unlock the door before it gently glides down into the horizontal position. 'Where kitchen and living room meet, there is always a call for elegant, clear and puristic forms', says Miele top designer Andreas Enslin, 'and with ArtLine we meet this market need more consistently than any other manufacturer.'

Thanks to its smooth glass fronts with their integrated displays, the ArtLine design is sleek, flush and blends in seamlessly with all types of cabinet fronts. The handleless kitchen appliance range can be perfectly augmented using models from the current Miele portfolio which also dispense with handles, switches and buttons: coffee machines, hob units, warmer drawers, vacuum-sealing drawers, wine storage units, various refrigeration products and Knock2open dishwashers'. On the latter, only available from Miele, the door opens automatically by gently tapping twice on the front.

Built-in appliances in ArtLine design are available from Miele in brilliant white, obsidian black and, new to the range, a graphite grey tone. This new colour, in particular, exudes purity and elegance and perfectly matches a wide range of kitchen designs. The market launch of ArtLine built-in appliances is planned for the summer of 2016.

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Company profile: Miele is the world's leading manufacturer of premium domestic appliances including cooking, baking and steam-cooking appliances, refrigeration products, coffee makers, dishwashers and laundry and floor care products. This line-up is augmented by dishwashers, washer-extractors and tumble dryers for commercial use as well as washer-disinfectors and sterilisers for use in medical and laboratory applications (Miele Professional). The Miele company, founded in 1899, has 8 production plants in Germany as well as one plant each in Austria, the Czech Republic, China and Romania. 2014/15 turnover amounted to approx. EUR 3.5 bn with sales outside Germany accounting for around 70%. Miele is represented with its own sales subsidiaries and via importers in almost 100 countries. The Miele company, now in the fourth generation of family ownership, employs a workforce of around 17,740, 10,350 thereof in Germany. The company headquarters are located in Gütersloh/Westphalia, Germany.